Malnourished get free care

Malnourished get free care

YOGYAKARTA: Local officials announced on Wednesday
malnourished children in Yogyakarta would receive free hospital
treatment.

The Yogyakarta administration said the decision came into
effect on Wednesday and would continue until malnutrition was
eliminated in the province.

"Free medical care will continue indefinitely. As long as
there are malnourished children, the free treatment will
continue," Yogyakarta Health Office head Bondan Agus Suryanto
said after meeting with Governor Hamengkubuwono X.

Bondan said the local administration would reimburse all
hospitals for treatment given to malnourished children.

"We ask patients to report any hospital that refuses to
provide free treatment, and we will take firm action against the
hospital," he said.

Bondan said the local administration would also provide
nutritional supplements for children to fight malnutrition in
Yogyakarta. --JP